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Cirrostratus

Nov 08, 2023

permanent resize of /var/

Hi all!

I´ve been reading these two articles.

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K34126971

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K52061353

Are any of them a permanent fix for low diskspace of /var/ ? Or will we/I have to redo it after every upgrade?

/Kim

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Niels_van_Sluis
Nov 08, 2023
There doesn't seem to be a permanent solution that survives an upgrade. However from version 16.0.0.0 the /var partition is increased by 50%. Maybe that will work for you. On the other hand, what's eating your diskspace on /var?

René_Posthumus
Altostratus
Dec 20, 2023
There IS a permanent solution that survives upgrades if you're not willing to upgrade to v16. We successfully implemented it on v15.
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K22301343
It is effective from the first upgrade you do after implementing the config file.
- kimhenriksen
  Cirrostratus
  Dec 20, 2023
  Nice! But at this moment I think that ship has sailed for some environments, we have some 16 which will be upgraded to 17 in a near future.
  
  But this is more or less what i was looking for.
- Niels_van_Sluis
  MVP
  Dec 20, 2023
  Nice! Thanks for sharing.
Niels_van_Sluis
MVP
Nov 08, 2023
This following article says you'll have to do it again after an update.

/var folder size decreases automatically after upgrade (f5.com)
- kimhenriksen
  Cirrostratus
  Nov 08, 2023
  So there´s no permanent solution that survives an upgrade?
  - Niels_van_Sluis
    MVP
    Nov 08, 2023
    There doesn't seem to be a permanent solution that survives an upgrade. However from version 16.0.0.0 the /var partition is increased by 50%. Maybe that will work for you. On the other hand, what's eating your diskspace on /var?